First post in July! I know I'm three days late, but it was the weekend!
This week I only had to work today and yesterday because tomorrow is the Fourth of July! It's my first time being in D.C. for Independence Day and I'm pretty excited. My roommate is in the parade in the morning, so I'll be watching that, and then there are fireworks at night! I'm thinking about going down to the Mall, but hesitant because let's face it, EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE ON THE MALL.
This week I really started getting into the Underwater Archaeology work. I'm creating a powerpoint about underwater excavation that will be used to educate kids. I have to talk about techniques and processes and some of the advantages and disadvantages of underwater excavation, as well as some alternatives. I also have to research some case studies, specific excavations done by the Naval Underwater Archaeology Branch, and include them. Which means as of Thursday, I will be in the Library of Congress. I've heard they have everything. We'll put that to the test!
And yes, I did get my reader's card. It took a LONG TIME. There were only two people in the office and for some reason there was a sudden influx of people who wanted to do research at the Library of Congress. This one guy was a professor in front of me in line and he kept worrying over as sign that said something like "This card is for RESEARCHERS ONLY". Well a researcher is anyone who needs to do...you know...RESEARCH. But he thought he had to have documentation from a university saying that he was an academic, blah, blah, blah. In the end, this guy threw down a neat little stack of papers and cards. The office lady plucked his driver's license off the top of the pile and told him he didn't need the rest of it. Haha! The guy actually looked a bit disappointed!
After filling out paperwork, I waited in line to get my picture taken. But it was a LONG LINE and there was only one desk open, so more waiting. By the time I finally got up there, I was just so tired that I kind of missed the whole "1, 2, 3, Smile!" So my photo is pretty bad. No I'm not putting it up here!
Today one of the volunteers who lives on base brought her dog into the office in the afternoon. Polly is a two year-old yellow lab and SO CUTE!! And she's a therapy dog working with veterans in the hospital. How nice is that? Polly has quite the personality. She was trained as a search-and-rescue dog. But when it came time to take her test, Polly decided she didn't want to do anything she was trained for...so she failed. She doesn't seem all that sad about it either. She likes playing with her tennis ball and can do a forward somersault, if she puts her mind to it. She's trained so that if someone says "Hello" to her, she lifts her paw and gives them a shake. Nifty!
This week I'll probably go to a few museums. I haven't been to the Holocaust Museum yet, though everyone I talk to tells me I should go. I'm kind of uncertain though, not because I don't think it would be interesting, but because I've been in a fairly good mood recently. I definitely want to go to the Museum of Natural History, and a visit to Air and Space might be in order, just because it's been AGES since I last went. I doesn't seem like I'll have any trouble filling my days off.
This week I only had to work today and yesterday because tomorrow is the Fourth of July! It's my first time being in D.C. for Independence Day and I'm pretty excited. My roommate is in the parade in the morning, so I'll be watching that, and then there are fireworks at night! I'm thinking about going down to the Mall, but hesitant because let's face it, EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE ON THE MALL.
This week I really started getting into the Underwater Archaeology work. I'm creating a powerpoint about underwater excavation that will be used to educate kids. I have to talk about techniques and processes and some of the advantages and disadvantages of underwater excavation, as well as some alternatives. I also have to research some case studies, specific excavations done by the Naval Underwater Archaeology Branch, and include them. Which means as of Thursday, I will be in the Library of Congress. I've heard they have everything. We'll put that to the test!
And yes, I did get my reader's card. It took a LONG TIME. There were only two people in the office and for some reason there was a sudden influx of people who wanted to do research at the Library of Congress. This one guy was a professor in front of me in line and he kept worrying over as sign that said something like "This card is for RESEARCHERS ONLY". Well a researcher is anyone who needs to do...you know...RESEARCH. But he thought he had to have documentation from a university saying that he was an academic, blah, blah, blah. In the end, this guy threw down a neat little stack of papers and cards. The office lady plucked his driver's license off the top of the pile and told him he didn't need the rest of it. Haha! The guy actually looked a bit disappointed!
After filling out paperwork, I waited in line to get my picture taken. But it was a LONG LINE and there was only one desk open, so more waiting. By the time I finally got up there, I was just so tired that I kind of missed the whole "1, 2, 3, Smile!" So my photo is pretty bad. No I'm not putting it up here!
Today one of the volunteers who lives on base brought her dog into the office in the afternoon. Polly is a two year-old yellow lab and SO CUTE!! And she's a therapy dog working with veterans in the hospital. How nice is that? Polly has quite the personality. She was trained as a search-and-rescue dog. But when it came time to take her test, Polly decided she didn't want to do anything she was trained for...so she failed. She doesn't seem all that sad about it either. She likes playing with her tennis ball and can do a forward somersault, if she puts her mind to it. She's trained so that if someone says "Hello" to her, she lifts her paw and gives them a shake. Nifty!
This week I'll probably go to a few museums. I haven't been to the Holocaust Museum yet, though everyone I talk to tells me I should go. I'm kind of uncertain though, not because I don't think it would be interesting, but because I've been in a fairly good mood recently. I definitely want to go to the Museum of Natural History, and a visit to Air and Space might be in order, just because it's been AGES since I last went. I doesn't seem like I'll have any trouble filling my days off.
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